Inclusion Apprenticeship

Northgate Primary School

Somerset (TA6 3EU)

Closes in 8 days (Friday 13 March 2026)

Posted on 4 March 2026

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Summary

Northgate is seeking a motivated Inclusion Apprentice. This is an exciting time to join our Teaching Assistant team with an additional role supporting some of the time with SEN. You’ll be part of a supportive and ambitious team who are committed to helping every child reach their full potential. 

Wage

£12,268.75 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.40am - 15.25pm, ½ hr unpaid lunch. Term time only plus 1 week.

31 hours 15 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 23 March 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

To work with primary-aged children:

  • Build strong relationships with pupils, staff, and parents
  • Implement SEND Plans under guidance from the SENCo
  • Liaise with class teachers to support children’s learning
  • Liaise with families of children
  • Work 1:1 and with small groups of children
  • Supervise and support pupils, ensuring safety and access to learning
  • Promote inclusion of all children and ensure staff/volunteers follow safeguarding policies
  • Liaise with the wider team and SLT to ensure children’s needs are met
  • Embrace the trust/school vision

Principal Accountabilities:

Support for Pupils:

  • Attend to pupils’ personal needs, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first aid, and welfare
  • Supervise and support pupils, ensuring safety and access to learning
  • Use specialist skills, training or experience to support pupils
  • Establish positive relationships and act as a role model, responding appropriately to individual needs
  • Promote inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
  • Provide consistent support while recognising individual needs
  • Encourage independence where appropriate
  • Encourage pupils to interact, work cooperatively and participate in activities
  • Use strategies to recognise and reward achievement

Support for Teachers:

  • Work with the teacher to create an appropriate learning environment
  • Assist with working walls and pupil display work
  • Prepare the classroom for lessons and clear it afterwards
  • Support inclusion by ensuring equal access to learning opportunities
  • Undertake pupil record keeping where required
  • Promote positive values, attitudes and behaviour; respond to conflict in line with policy
  • Liaise sensitively with parents/carers as agreed with the teacher
  • Participate in parent feedback sessions/meetings when directed
  • Administer and assess routine tests
  • Provide general administrative support, including preparing/adapting worksheets and resources

Support for the School:

  • Contribute to the overall ethos, work, and aims of the school
  • Appreciate and support the roles of other professionals
  • Attend relevant meetings within contracted hours
  • Participate in training, learning activities and performance development
  • Assist with supervision of pupils outside lesson times
  • Promote equality, fairness, and dignity
  • Recognise health and safety responsibilities and follow all relevant policies and procedures
  • Undertake other ad hoc duties as required

Data Protection & Safeguarding

  • Work in line with Data Protection requirements at all times
  • Understand safeguarding and child protection responsibilities and know how to raise concerns
  • Remain vigilant to ensure all pupils are protected from harm

General Expectations:

  • Undertake any trust‑provided training required to carry out duties
  • Contribute to the protection of children and young people in line with policies/guidelines
  • Promote, monitor and maintain a safe and secure workplace, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation including COSHH
  • Undergo an Enhanced DBS check prior to appointment

Where you'll work

Northgate Primary School
Northgate
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3EU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
  • Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
  • Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
  • Adapt resources to support all learners.
  • Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
  • Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
  • Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
  • Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
  • Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
  • Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
  • Apply methods of formative assessment.
  • Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
  • Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
  • Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
  • Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
  • Provide feedback to learners.
  • Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
  • Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
  • Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
  • Adapt resources to support all learners.
  • Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
  • Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
  • Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
  • Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
  • Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
  • Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
  • Apply methods of formative assessment.
  • Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
  • Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
  • Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
  • Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
  • Provide feedback to learners.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental

Other requirements

  • Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check
  • Please consider how you will travel to the place of work, particularly if you rely on public transport

About this employer

Northgate Primary School was built in 2017 and is set in the centre of Bridgwater and actively participate in the local community.  We take pride in cultivating curiosity, creativity, and confidence. Our staff work collaboratively to provide engaging learning experiences, supported by excellent facilities and a strong sense of community.  

Northgate Primary School is proud to be part of Futura Learning Partnership, a trust dedicated to building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish.

https://www.northgateprimaryschool.org.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Onsite Parking
  • Pension
  • Access to Wellbeing support
  • Gym

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Teaching Assistant and or SEN Specific Teaching Assistant.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC

SS&L

Enquiries@sslcourses.co.uk

0330 332 7997

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018947.

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Closes in 8 days (Friday 13 March 2026)

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